WP Heading Buttons
by Tercan Keskin · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
One-click heading buttons (H1-H6) for WordPress Classic Editor and Gutenberg (Block Editor).
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Health
B 73/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “classic editor” for “heading”. “classic editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “heading” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
73 health vs 71 average across 2,535 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,587 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| heading buttons your tag | #1 | #19 | 0 |
| heading | #4 | #23 | up 3 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| classic editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “classic editor” for “heading”. “classic editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “heading” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 154 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.0 · 3 Feb 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Mar 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dsided10.3y ago
As per the plugin image this adds H1, H2, H3 etc buttons to the editor window. It’s a big time saver. An admin screen to adjust what gets should would be really nice, but I think most people just want H2, H3 and p (or perhaps “no heading”) – you can definitely get rid of H1 as that’s the post/page title. Big thanks for making this – I was about to try and do it myself
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "One-click heading buttons (H1-H6) for WordPress Classic Editor and Gutenberg (Block Editor)."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 215 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "editor buttons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-20 200+ → 100+ down after 180 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 100+ → 200+ up after 151 days in tier
- 2024-02-24 200+ → 100+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2023-05-01 300+ → 200+ down after 261 days in tier
- 2022-08-13 500+ → 300+ down after 1031 days in tier
- 2019-10-17 600+ → 500+ down after 382 days in tier
- 2018-09-30 700+ → 600+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
TCD Classic Editor 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Enable Classic Editor & Widgets 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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